Two elderly women have been left with serious injuries after a serious crash in Derbyshire.

The crash happened just before 12pm on Slack Hill, Kelstedge, yesterday morning after two cars collided resulting in one of them rolling onto its side.

Both Derbyshire Fire and Rescue and Derbyshire police were in attendance. Fire crews had to extract three of them from one of the cars. Now, Derbyshire police have said two of them have serious injuries.

A spokesperson said: "At 11.55am on Tuesday, July 24 we were called to a report of a collision between a Skoda Fabia and a Mini Cooper on Amber Lane, (known locally as Slack Hill) in Ashover.

The scene yesterday on Slack Hill (Image: Derbyshire Times)

“The driver of the Fabia, an 85-year-old man and his two passengers, women aged 80 and 87, were removed from the car by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service. The two women were taken to Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, where they remain, with serious injuries. The man did not require hospital treatment.

“The driver of the Mini Cooper, a 38-year-old woman, was taken to Chesterfield Hospital as a precaution and sustained minor injuries.”